Monument to the Soviet war veterans

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Monument to the Soviet War Veterans is a monument located on the Avala mountain near Belgrade, Serbia. It is dedicated to members of the Soviet military delegation who were killed in an airplane crash on the Avala on October 19, 1964. The delegation was flying to Belgrade to attend the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Liberation of Belgrade on October 20, 1944, since Red Army forces had taken part in the liberation. In the plane crash, Marshal Sergey Semyonovich Biryuzov and general Vladimir Ivanovich Zhdanov were notably killed, among others. ()

Local name: Споменик совјетским ратним ветеранима Coordinates: 44°41'19"N, 20°30'50"E

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Grad BeogradSerbia

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Nearby attractions include: Avala Tower, Avala, Monument to the Unknown Hero, Rakovica monastery.

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